Culinary Institute of America
Chinese Paper Lanterns! Hang On String Lights and Dress Up Wedding Cake!
FRANCESCA: I asked my friend Jamie Cantor of Platine Cookies, who made the unforgettably beautiful and divinely delicious wedding cake for my wedding-themed book signing in March, to make the same cake for my actual wedding this weekend. I figured she'd appreciate my request, "please repeat masterpiece #1."
But, no, I sensed she was disappointed. I guess a Culinary Institute of America trained chef is not so interested in doing the same old thing. She wanted to craft something new. read more »
So, we plopped down in front of her computer and surfed wedding cake designs for an hour and a half, searching for inspiration.
My Year in the C.I.A.:Infiltrating the Foodies
The Making of a Chef , by Michael Ruhlman. Henry Holt and Company, $27.50, 305 pages.
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